So, instead of shooting for a particular mpg - I'm going to shoot for an overall fuel consumption goal/time frame.

So I have a quarter of a tank left. My goal is to not fill up until September 12. This means subsidizing car usage with bike usage - perhaps electric scooter too (if I can find a replacement inner tube)...

I'm using a cycle computer to measure my distance traveled, so I can see how many gallons I use v. how many miles traveled. For school commuting alone, I'll do about 30 miles.

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I'm not sure if this goal is even feasible, as I'm camping this weekend and I have a 25 mile (45min) drive to make with a kayak on my roof. Plus, I need to pick up said kayak today o.0

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Thoughts/Comments?

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Could leave it sticking WAaaAaay out with a red flag on the tip of it... (done that before).

Yeah, that's what I ended up doing today Although I did notice my cruising mpg dropped about 5mpg - but with some excessive P&G I got 36 on the way home (whereas I got 35 getting there - going in a general downhill direction).

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Instead of just seeing how good mpg he can get, he is limiting himself to a certain amount of fuel for a given amount of time. Forcing himself to go to some lengths to make that goal.

Exactly, which means I need to keep high mpg numbers and make a best effort to use other personal transportation....

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I do some of that too, I really try to stretch out my tank for those extra 2 days.

I have to say that although I hardly miss 12mpg in my van, I do miss being able to go 6 weeks on a tank of gas. I'll say it pretty often, but I really do think it would be nice to have larger fuel tanks on small cars to help outlast pump price spikes, etc. 400 miles to a tank according to EPA city mileage would be my design benchmark...

But it's for a good reason - emergency use... My buddy's chain broke on his ride back from work, so I picked him up and brought him home. I'm down to .8 gallons left (according to SG - I started with 1.2g) and tomorrow I'm taking my other half for a blood test. It's within biking distance (perhaps on the outer edge of range), but I wouldn't ask anyone to go without being able to eat....

I may just fill up - but stay with my goal to not consume that last .8 gallons until the 12th.